18.7% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Goodwood Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Goodwood Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Goodwood Island finished high school than the national average, with only 18.7% completing Year 12. This creates a significant gap compared to New South Wales, where nearly 59% of residents reached that milestone. The area is sparsely populated and relies on a single small primary school for local education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 18.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, reached by 40% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Goodwood Island, the largest group is Year 10 at 50%, followed by Year 9 or below (27%) and Year 12 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here than in most areas, with just 9.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most frequent at 41.9%.
9.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Goodwood Island, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 30.2%, followed by society and culture and food and hospitality, which both sit at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km of the island. With an average size of 96 students, it is smaller than most schools in similar areas.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
96
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Goodwood Island
1 school — 96 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Iluka Public School, Iluka | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 96 | 996 |
Sources
More for Goodwood Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Goodwood Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11709/goodwood-island/topic/education